Alliance for Catholic Education
AI in Catholic Education
"An Exciting and Fearsome Tool"
Generative AI is transforming how we teach and learn—offering new opportunities for personalization, efficiency, and creativity. But alongside the promise comes complexity. As Catholic educators, we respond not with fear or uncritical enthusiasm, but with cautious optimism—discerning what is gained, what is lost, and what must be preserved. This site offers AI policy guidance, curated tool recommendations, and professional development resources designed to help Catholic school leaders and educators navigate this evolving landscape with wisdom, clarity, and mission-centered purpose.
AI Policy Templates for Catholic Education
Included at the link below are adaptable policy templates for students, employees, and classroom use. You’ll also find a reflection worksheet to help your institution articulate its stance toward AI in alignment with its mission and values.
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General Purpose GenAI Tools
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A versatile AI chatbot designed for conversation, content creation, and problem-solving across various domains. Do not need to sign-up/in to use. |
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A multimodal AI model capable of understanding and generating text, images, and code with deep integration into Google's ecosystem. |
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An AI-powered assistant integrated into Microsoft products, enhancing productivity with real-time suggestions and automation. Do not need to sign-up/in to use. |
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An AI-driven search engine and chatbot that provides direct, sourced answers with a focus on up-to-date and reliable information. Do not need to sign-up/in to use. |
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A safety-focused AI chatbot designed for thoughtful, nuanced, and ethical interactions, emphasizing human-aligned responses. |
Teacher-Facing Education-Specific GenAI Tools
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Educators use MagicSchool to help lesson plan, differentiate, write assessments, write IEPs, communicate clearly, and more. |
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Free AI powered tools designed to save you time and improve instruction. |
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Easily tailor lesson plans, worksheets, quizzes, and more, automatically aligned to existing standards. |
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Magisterium AI serves as your intelligent gateway to an unparalleled digital library, instantly accessible 24/7. Explore over 26,021 curated documents. |
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Instant learning resources for all. |
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Watch your words and phrases transform into beautiful images with the best AI image generators available at your fingertips. |
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TrekAI is a powerful, dual-purpose platform that uniquely combines a Catholic worldview with Generative AI capabilities in a K-12 education context. TrekAI is designed to not only streamline administrative tasks for educators but also provide students with a safe and supportive platform to interact with Generative AI. |
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| Notebook LM | NotebookLM is an AI-powered collaborator that helps you do your best thinking. After uploading your documents, NotebookLM becomes an instant expert in those sources so you can read, take notes, and collaborate with it to refine and organize your ideas. |
Student-Facing Education-Specific GenAI Tools
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MagicSchool for Students is an AI platform designed to build AI literacy for students. It not only teaches students to use AI responsibly, it also unlocks learning opportunities not possible without generative AI. |
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Learn faster, get help instantly, and enjoy interactive lessons. |
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Khanmigo is your always-available tutor on just about every topic. Now just $4/month.* |
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Your Math and Science tutor that is always there for you, and it’s absolutely FREE. Do not need to sign-up/in to use. |
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Lessons and Activities Powered by AI Feedback |
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Give students AI tutoring and instant feedback on assignments. Multiply your capacity as a teacher. Unlock the power of unlimited retakes. Watch engagement and outcomes soar. |
Church Documents on AI
The Vatican has released two guiding documents to help Catholics thoughtfully engage with artificial intelligence—offering ethical insights and moral principles with clear implications for educators and Catholic schools.
AI Literacy and Policy Resources
HPL Resources
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